Fair Value Gap strategyvsPDH/PDL breakout with SuperTrend filter strategy
Fair Value Gap strategy: Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills. · PDH/PDL breakout with SuperTrend filter strategy: Prior-day-range breakouts, but only the ones that align with the SuperTrend regime.
Fair Value Gap strategy
Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
PDH/PDL breakout with SuperTrend filter strategy
Prior-day-range breakouts, but only the ones that align with the SuperTrend regime.
Indicators
- Fair Value Gap (min gap 0.1%)
- Prior Period Levels
- SuperTrend (ATR 10, factor 3.0)
- SMA(1) close wrapper
Timeframes
Bias
Long & short
Long & short
Market fit
Range-bound
Strong directional trends
Entry rules
- Long on the bar a bullish FVG opens (bull_signal > 0).
- Short on a bearish FVG.
- Long when close crosses above PDH AND SuperTrend state = +1.
- Short when close crosses below PDL AND SuperTrend state = -1.
Exit rules
- Position closes the bar the gap is filled (rebalanced).
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
- Opposite-side breakout closes the trade — momentum has flipped.
- 4% trailing stop, 3-bar cooldown.
Expected behavior
Momentum-into-imbalance — fires on explosive bars, exits when the imbalance reverts. Equity curve is choppy with frequent small trades; works best when price respects imbalances and gives the bot a chance to ride the displacement.
Cleaner than a vanilla PDH/PDL bot — the SuperTrend filter cuts counter-trend breakouts that fizzle. Fewer trades but better quality; sits out range days where prior-range breaks fail.
Complexity
Which one is right for you?
Derived from the bias, timeframe and indicator profile of each strategy — not a back-test forecast.
When to pick Fair Value Gap strategy
- You expect range-bound — the thesis is "Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills."
- You want a long & short bot on 5m–4h candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 1 indicator (Fair Value Gap (min gap 0.1%)).
Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
When to pick PDH/PDL breakout with SuperTrend filter strategy
- You expect strong directional trends — the thesis is "Prior-day-range breakouts, but only the ones that align with the SuperTrend regime."
- You want a long & short bot on 15m–4h candles with a balanced rule-set.
- You're comfortable monitoring 3 indicators (Prior Period Levels, SuperTrend (ATR 10, factor 3.0), SMA(1) close wrapper).
Prior-day-range breakouts, but only the ones that align with the SuperTrend regime.
Fair Value Gap strategy
Buy the imbalance bar of a fresh bullish FVG; short the mirror. Exit when the gap fills.
PDH/PDL breakout with SuperTrend filter strategy
Prior-day-range breakouts, but only the ones that align with the SuperTrend regime.
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